Politics
Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to get ahead of the evolving OPEKEPE scandal by promising tough action and insisting that the involvement of government officials in the affair is limited, and will not require any further resignations beyond the four cabinet members who left their posts last week.
Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has suffered another serious blow to his image and his government’s fading prestige following the ousting of several members of the cabinet in connection to the farm subsidy scandal, which is emerging as a much more serious threat to New Democracy than the conservatives had initially estimated.
Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
The issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats.
ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
The details of the investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into the livestock farming subsidy scandal that have leaked to the local media since the case file was sent to Parliament this week paint a rather grim picture for the ruling New Democracy party, which seems to be struggling to regain its footing with voters.
Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
New Democracy has a new battle on its hands, as Parliament prepares to review the criminal investigation file into fraud at Greece’s EU agricultural payments agency by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, naming several lawmakers, including two former agriculture ministers from the governing party.
Parties square up for latest Tempe inquiry with ND expected to easily dominate proceedings
The latest chapter in the political clash over the Tempe rail accident is set to kick off on Wednesday with the opening session of the preliminary inquiry focussing on possible criminal charges against former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis.
Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter
Even though there are mounting challenges on the foreign policy front and concerns about the economic effects of the conflict in the Middle East, New Democracy’s ratings continue to recover. However, SYRIZA’s recent party conference appears to have failed to halt the leftists’ slide to the fringes of Greek politics.
Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe
The conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the US’s involvement over the weekend, has put policy makers in Athens on alert as Greece braces for the potential impact from the uncertainty being created in the Middle East.
Government on alert again as farming subsidy probe zeroes in on two ex-ministers
The government had been hoping that Wednesday’s vote in Parliament on the preliminary inquiry into former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis over the Tempe affair would provide the ruling conservatives with some breathing space but they are now facing the possibility of two other ministers being probed in connection to a farming subsidy scandal.
Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
New Democracy succeeded in limiting the scope of judicial proceedings against politicians in relation to the deadly Tempe rail crash after rival motions by opposition parties to widen the net of prosecutions were voted down.